Obituaries

Logan J. Johnson, 88, of Peoria, died on Monday, April 22, 2019, at his home. He was born in West Frankfort, the son of Logan Charles and Etta Marie Johnson, on Dec. 2, 1930.  He accepted the Lord, Jesus Christ, when he was 14 years old. He was baptized and joined the Nazarene Church in Anna. He...
Howard Theis
Howard Theis, 83, of Dongola, died at 7:11 a.m. Saturday, April 20, 2019, at home. He was born on Oct. 8, 1935, in Balcom, the son of William and Mollie Angel Theis.  He married Muriel Jean Ward on April 26, 1957. She preceded him in death on Feb. 5, 2007. Mr. Theis was the maintenance supervisor...
Barbara Marilyn Johnson Frizzell
Barbara Marilyn Johnson Frizzell was born on July 30, 1930, the daughter of Walter Johnson and Evelyn Karraker Johnson of Dongola.   She married the love of her life, Everett Leon Frizzell, on Aug. 17, 1946, in Pocahontas, Ark.   She was the mother of two children, a daughter, Charlotte Gail...
Geneva Jackson
Geneva Jackson, 92, of Jonesboro, died Friday, April 19, 2019, at her son’s home.  She was born on July 6, 1926, in Wolf Lake, the daughter of Nathaniel and Myrtle Edith Pender King.  She married Walter P. Jackson on Feb. 21, 1946, in Jackson, Mo. He preceded her in death on March 1, 1990.  She is...
Dr. William M.  ‘Doc’ Kobler Sr.
Dr. William M. “Doc” Kobler Sr., 92, of Cairo, died Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Aperion Care in Cairo. He was born on Nov. 19, 1926, in Cairo, the son of Benjamin G. and Anita (Tauber) Kobler.  He married Carla Jean Myers on Aug. 31, 1947. She preceded him in death on Aug. 2, 2006. He served in...
Louise Willyerd, 79, of Jonesboro, died Saturday, April 13, 2019, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born on March 13, 1940, at home, the daughter of Clayton A. and Lula Irene Smiley Sivia.  She married James F. “Bud” Willyerd on July 21, 1958, in Dongola. He preceded her in...
Carl H. Sims, 83, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Integrity Healthcare in Anna.  He was born on Sept. 17, 1935, in Cobden, the son of Jewell and Mildred Marie Dixon Sims. Mr. Sims is survived by his brothers and sisters, Betty Lou Wright of Anna, Patricia Wooden of Granite City,...
Richard Hileman, 68, of Jonesboro, died Monday, April 15, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Funeral services were pending at Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro. To view the obituary and to leave online condolences for the family, visit www.rendlemanhilemanfh.com. ...
Mary Strunk
Mary Strunk, 57, of Anna, died Monday, April 15, 2019, at her home.   She was born on March 27, 1962, in Carbondale, the daughter of Thomas Wayne and Carolyn Williams Strunk.  She is survived by her mother, Carolyn O’Brien of Anna; her biological father, Thomas Wayne Strunk of Cobden; children Beth...
Scott Hoehner
Scott Hoehner, 61, of Anna, died at 6:45 a.m. Friday, April 12, 2019, at Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born on April 21, 1957, in Belleville, the son of Burrell Walter and Sally Ann Weiss Hoehner.   He married Linda Hileman. He was very much a family man. He had a passion for fox hunting...

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